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CNC machinist training in Louisiana

9 CNC machinist programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these machinist programs, and Louisiana has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Machinists set up and run equipment, including computer-controlled (CNC) machines, to make precision metal parts and tools. Community colleges and technical schools offer certificates and two-year degrees that teach reading engineering drawings and programming CNC machines.1

In Louisiana, 5 of the 9 programs take students without a high school diploma, 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 9 programs here are machinist certificate or diploma (6 programs) and CNC or machine operator (3 programs).

See the 9 programs

How much does CNC machinist training cost in Louisiana?

$3,000 to $6,782 is what most CNC machinist programs in Louisiana cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $1,950 to $10,900

In the typical program

Finished the program
Left out
Half of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Most of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
6 to 60 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Louisiana may also offer CNC machinist training. How these figures are made

Is there free CNC machinist training in Louisiana?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: paid apprenticeships, financial aid and the GI Bill

All 9 CNC machinist programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining

    South Louisiana Community College

    Lafayette

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    South Louisiana Community College, LafayetteMachinist certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$25,100
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000

    19 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Precision Machining at South Louisiana Community College
    More details about Precision Machining at South Louisiana Community College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,278
    Length
    16 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    73
    Earned a year, estimated
    $25,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    19
    Program website, Precision Machining at South Louisiana Community College

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Machine Tool Technology

    Northshore Technical Community College

    Lacombe

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northshore Technical Community College, LacombeMachinist certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$56,300
    Price if you pay yourself$8,206
    Program website, Machine Tool Technology at Northshore Technical Community College
    More details about Machine Tool Technology at Northshore Technical Community College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,068
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,515
    Students counted
    48
    Earned a year, estimated
    $56,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,206
    Program website, Machine Tool Technology at Northshore Technical Community College

  • CNC or machine operatorIn personNo diploma needed

    Basic CNC Operator - Workforce Accelerated Program

    Louisiana Delta Community College

    Monroe

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Louisiana Delta Community College, MonroeCNC or machine operator · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,950
    School website, Basic CNC Operator - Workforce Accelerated Program at Louisiana Delta Community College
    More details about Basic CNC Operator - Workforce Accelerated Program at Louisiana Delta Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,950
    School website, Basic CNC Operator - Workforce Accelerated Program at Louisiana Delta Community College

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Machine Tool Shop Hand Technical Competency Area (TCA)

    Fletcher Technical Community College

    Schriever

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Fletcher Technical Community College, SchrieverMachinist certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,060
    Program website, Machine Tool Shop Hand Technical Competency Area (TCA) at Fletcher Technical Community College
    More details about Machine Tool Shop Hand Technical Competency Area (TCA) at Fletcher Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $425
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,060
    Program website, Machine Tool Shop Hand Technical Competency Area (TCA) at Fletcher Technical Community College

  • CNC or machine operatorHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CNC Operator-Machinist

    Fletcher Technical Community College

    Schriever

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fletcher Technical Community College, SchrieverCNC or machine operator · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, CNC Operator-Machinist at Fletcher Technical Community College
    More details about CNC Operator-Machinist at Fletcher Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,000
    Program website, CNC Operator-Machinist at Fletcher Technical Community College

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Machine Tool

    Delgado Community College

    New Orleans

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Delgado Community College, New OrleansMachinist certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    School website, Machine Tool at Delgado Community College
    More details about Machine Tool at Delgado Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,500
    School website, Machine Tool at Delgado Community College

  • CNC or machine operatorIn personPrerequisite courses

    CNC Operator Level 1

    Louisiana Delta Community College

    Monroe

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Louisiana Delta Community College, MonroeCNC or machine operator · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,998
    School website, CNC Operator Level 1 at Louisiana Delta Community College
    More details about CNC Operator Level 1 at Louisiana Delta Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,998
    School website, CNC Operator Level 1 at Louisiana Delta Community College

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Machine Tool Technology Diploma

    Fletcher Technical Community College

    Schriever

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Fletcher Technical Community College, SchrieverMachinist certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,782
    Program website, Machine Tool Technology Diploma at Fletcher Technical Community College
    More details about Machine Tool Technology Diploma at Fletcher Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 48 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,370
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,782
    Program website, Machine Tool Technology Diploma at Fletcher Technical Community College

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Machine Tool Technology

    SOWELA Technical Community College

    Lake Charles

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    SOWELA Technical Community College, Lake CharlesMachinist certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,900
    Program website, Machine Tool Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College
    More details about Machine Tool Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,900
    Program website, Machine Tool Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College

How to pay for CNC machinist training in Louisiana

WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Louisiana

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Paid machinist apprenticeships

An apprenticeship is a job: you're paid to learn, with a raise as your skills grow, and most include classroom teaching. You apply to the employer or the program sponsor. Ask what you'll pay for the classroom part and what you'll earn on the job.6

Financial aid and grants for CNC machinist training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for CNC machinist training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: CNC machinist training in Louisiana

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
12th of 34
CNC machinist programs here, against the typical state's 12
9 vs 12

State comparisons use the same figures as the CNC machinist training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Machinist apprenticeships in Louisiana

A machinist apprenticeship is usually run by an employer. It combines paid training on the job with related classes and lasts several years.1

You apply to the employer or the program sponsor, not through a school.6 The Department of Labor's Apprenticeship Finder lists openings by place and job. None of the CNC machinist programs on this page is an apprenticeship.

What is an apprenticeship, and can WIOA pay for one?

CNC machinist training in Houma, Monroe, Lafayette and other Louisiana cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Louisiana

How CNC machinist training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Louisiana

Where the Louisiana machinist program numbers come from

Which Louisiana machinist programs are on this list?

These are the machinist programs Louisiana approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Louisiana offers.

How the prices and results of Louisiana machinist programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Louisiana figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".11 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about CNC machinist training in Louisiana

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Machinists and Tool and Die Makers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  11. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns